Batter up, get battered
Baseball is America’s pastime. It’s a sport that was born on green pastures, and as George Carlin reminds us, it’s played in a park. A park – a relaxing place.
Yet baseball, like payday loans and unsecured loans, is also a business. People get uptight at times in [...]
Let’s go, Mets. Off to jail.
Since their infamous inception in 1962, the New York Mets have been to the World Series four times: in 1969, 1973, 1986 and 2000. They won two of those (’69, ‘86). In addition, they made it to the postseason in 1988, 1999 and 2006. Regardless, [...]
Nail down debt, don’t run for cover
Lenny Dykstra was one of my favorite baseball players. He combined speed, hustle, plate discipline and a near-fanatical desire to destroy his opponents on the baseball field. They called him “Nails” for a reason.
Like numerous other athletes, however, Dykstra took the unfortunate slide into [...]
Madoff baseball tickets to be sold on eBay
Bernard Madoff is still making a market, at least his Citi Field seats are. The two tickets for Monday’s Citi Field opener owned by Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities were bid up to $2,325 by 8 p.m. EDT Friday on eBay. Seats 5-6 [...]